Love Is Love In The Afternoon: Here's Which Soap Won Pride Month
As Pride Month comes to an end, let's take a look back at daytime's front burner LGBTQ+ characters and see which soap came out on top.
Smitty (Mike Manning) and Martin (Brandon Claybon) have been a popular couple amongst Beyond The Gates fans, but their story has never been perfect. The husbands have struggled from the start, with Martin's determination to keep Smitty from going back to work as an investigative reporter. But this month, all his investigating is leading him to discover his husband's buried secret.
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From their budding romance to their memorable marriage, Mariah (Camryn Grimes) and Tessa (Cait Fairbanks) have been a Young and the Restless supercouple for years. But lately, the couple has been anything but super. With Mariah's secret just itching to come out, it's put a noticeable strain on their marriage, especially if this secret involves the nefarious Ian (Ray Wise).
With Kristina (Kate Mansi) single and ready to cause more chaos and Aiden off on a European adventure with his dad, Lucas (Van Hansis) and Marco (Adrian Anchondo) are taking the reigns as Port Charles' latest gay couple on General Hospital. In June, they shared with each other the significance of their coming outs, from Lucas' accepting mobster father to Marco's not-so-accepting momager mother.
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The soap that absolutely slayed Pride Month was Days of our Lives. Not only did we see some sweet moments between Leo (Greg Rikaart) and Javi (Al Calderon) and the return of a history-making Salemite, Will (Chandler Massey), but we were also gifted the beautiful Salem wedding for Paul (Christopher Sean) and Andrew (Colton Little). Eric noted he was honored to officiate a same-sex marriage after his past as a Catholic priest, and several Salemites past and present joined the couple to celebrate their love.
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